• Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz
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    11 months ago

    What? Torque tells you what force can be applied at what distance from the center of rotation. Acceleration is a function of mass and force. Of course more torque is going to get you to accelerate faster.

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      11 months ago

      Remember, power is torque times RPM, which is your accelerating force. It’s a functionally useless measurement without RPM.

      An engine with half the torque revving twice as fast will make an equal amount of power, and accelerate equally fast.